法兰基（杰克•麦克艾尔 饰）随母亲莉兹（艾米莉•莫迪默 饰）与外婆搬到了苏格兰。九岁的他是个失聪儿童，久丨久免机聪明懂事，久丨久免机对父亲充满期待。他经常给船员父亲写信，还挂着父亲所在的船的航海图。可是他不知道，一切都是母亲的善意的谎言，虚构了父亲的一切，事实上他们到处搬家就是想要摆脱父亲残酷的家庭暴力。而每一封“父亲的回信”都是莉兹所写的，为了就是不让儿子难过。法兰基得知父亲的船即将靠岸了，想见父亲一面。莉兹没想到真的有这样的一艘船存在又不忍心告诉儿子所有真相，只好在朋友的帮助下找了一名陌生男子（杰拉德•巴特勒 饰）假扮父亲，可爱的法兰基很讨他的喜欢。他们三人相处愉快，正当“丈夫”要离开，莉兹告诉了他法兰基的失聪是因为真正丈夫的施暴。而他们之间也似乎有着若有似无的感情。莉兹拒绝了即将逝世的丈夫戴维要见儿子的要求，不久她便告诉法兰基，父亲已经逝世了。莉兹又取得了儿子的信，原来聪明的法兰基已洞悉一切……
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回复 :玛丽是一名滥用药物的咨询师，酗酒成性。她酒驾被抓，不得不接受父亲的邀请到尼亚加拉瀑布附近的家里与他同住。后来，玛丽渐渐发现父亲有很多事情瞒着她，玛丽还有个妹妹，却压根也不知道她的存在。这部影片有着清新、智慧的视角，既幽默又动人，是莫莉·麦格林第一次执导的作品。
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回复 :After the Great Earthquake in Northeastern Japan, Mitsuo is sent to a mental hospital from the strain of grief from working to clear out the debris of the disaster. When he is released 3 years later, he feels a moment of happiness as he is welcomed back by his brother Yuta, his wife Yoko, their first daughter Chie, and their second daughter Itsuki, who has a down syndrome.The next day, Chie wishes to go to the amusement park, and Mitsuo takes Chie and Itsuki there. But these happy moments don't last long, and the incident happens at the park. Chie dropped Itsuki on the concrete when Mitsuo took his eyes off of them. Yoko cannot accept Itsuki's death, madly questions Chie and Mitsuo. In this pressure, Chie lies that Uncle Mitsuo dropped Itsuki. As Yoko goes through a mental breakdown from the shock. Becoming full with regret day by day, Yoko accuses Yuta and questions if he felt relieved that Itsuki died. Hearing this fight between her parents, Chie's heart was also slowly being ...
